Quiz on Information Sources

Why should readers evaluate the information sources?

• To check if the author is anonymous

• To determine the trustworthy of the information

• To judge the credibility of the author

• To examine if the information is reliable

Non-printed materials may include ...

• encyclopedias

• textbooks

• magazines

• audio recordings

The texts that are intended to amuse readers are categorized as...

• Intellectual

• Serious

• Non-scholarly

• Edutaining

Which of the following printed materials is a secondary source?

• An article critiquing the film

  "John Wick 4"

• A warning about mega-earthquakes over the globe

• An in-depth biography of

  "Elon Musk"

• A list of the courses offered by Bangkok University International

Answer explanation

Biography = The life history of a person, written by someone else
Autobiography = The life story of a person, written by that person

How can we be sure that the websites we visit provide "accurate" information?

• Analyze the details of the publication.

• Compare the information with those

  in other sources.

• Follow all the hyperlinks included in the information.

• Check the background and reputation of the writer.

How can we determine whether the website's source is current?

• Analyze the author qualifications of the source.

• Find out the source's publication details.

• See if the source has been updated in the last six months.

• Look closely at the source's language.

Match the following website's domain names.

• academic institution sites

• .org

• non-profit organizations sites

• .com

• network sites

• .ac

• government sites

• .gov

• commercial sites

• .net